California: A Multicultural Documentary History
(Prentice-Hall, 2008)

A Multicultural Documentary History is a primary source reader that focuses on the diverse experiences of all groups included in the histories of California: Filipino Americans, farmworkers, Japanese farmers, African-American civil rights activists, and more. Blending documents from both public and private spheres, this collection not only successfully holds the attention of her students, but also constructs a more complete understanding of the people and events that created and shaped California.

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The Land of Orange Groves and Jails:
Upton Sinclair’s California
Edited by Lauren Coodley
(Heyday Books, 2004)

A California Legacy book
Upton Sinclair came to California after the success of his ground-breaking exposure of the slaughterhouse industry in his novel The Jungle. During his fifty years in the state, he became known for many things, including his memorable gubernatorial campaign slogan “End Poverty in California.” His politics roused people and laid the groundwork for many political agendas that followed.

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Napa: The Transformation of an American Town
written with Paula Amen Schmitt, preface by Carol Kammen
(Arcadia Publishing, 2007)

With roots set deep in California history, Napa's story reaches back to the Bear Flag Rebellion and earlier, to the first contact between Spanish explorers and the Wappo Indians. Through the founding of Spanish missions and the grants of ranchos by the Mexican government, Napa flourished under the various cultures that helped it become one of the west coast's most dynamic cities. As it bloomed into one of the most recognizable names on the American landscape, Napa's residents confronted issues of war and peace, of open space and sprawl.

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